How did everyone do this weekend? Me good. I did eat a handful of WOW chip last night but I savored that handful and stopped eating after.small success since my kids have a cupboard with their candy bars in it.

I have a few tips that helped me when I lost 135 pounds if anyone is interested...
1. when I cook anything that needs eggs I only use the whites(it really doesn't affect the flavor or texture.)

2.I used to make sweet rewards cakes and I would leave out the oil entirely.it didn't make a difference. I actually leave the butter and oil out of everything I bake.stuffing,etc.

3. for baked potatoes. I use lowfat sour creme and forget about adding butter.

4. for lobster salad I use 1 gram of fat mayo and I add some lowfat sour cream to it for extra creaminess.(You cant even tell it is low fat)

5. Onion dip: fat free sour cream and onion soup mix. YUM

6. "FRIED HADDOCK":crush up WOW chips and cut haddock into chunks,dip in egg white and roll in chips and bake.

7. taco salad: WOW Doritos,seasoned hamburger and veggies and low fat cheese(I think it is way better than greasy taco shells)

8. I like to make a dough out of lowfat bisquick and spray butter on it and sprinkle cinnamon and splenda on it and roll it up and cut into pinwheels and bake until crispy for a dessert.

9. I use spray butter on thin slices of french bread and sprinkle garlic powder on it and toast in a frying pan for my garlic bread when I make spaghetti and garlic bread.

10.Terriyaki sauce: 1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup water
2 Tbs. mollasses
1 tsp. ginger
2tsp.ground mustard
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
I like to add brown sugar also
Marinate thin slices of chicken overnight and than broil.
There are more but these are all I can think of off the top of my head.If I can be of any help please don't hesitate to ask me. I really think you all have helped me tremendously.:grouphug:

Not a good start for me this weekend, :devil: but will be an angel :angel: for the rest of the week so I'm ready for Saturday's weigh in!:devil:

How I did this week
 

Well I didnt do great! I had 1 fattening meal Saturday . Today was my hubby's birthday party so I ate everything! Anyway,for the next 4 days I'm getting my butt in the Gym and eating like I did a few weeks ago, very strict. It's amazing, I still feel I have the same hunger like I always did but I CANT eat as much as I used to. This is a lot of mental and not so much to do with "real hunger"

I hope everyone has a great week and remember saturday is weigh in!

Love ya guys/ladies!

Gen

Well, if it keeps going the way it has for a WEEK - put me down for 164 pounds for the whole month. I may be here for a year! LOL

I've stayed under 1200 cals/18 grams of fat a day and been doing a little step aerobics and hand weights but...

I'm stuck - could someone give me a push?

Rusty,
How often are you eating?

All day - every couple hours - apples, banana, handful of Kashi Cinna-Raisin, ww toast & jam, salad w/ ff dressing, oatmeal plus a 500 cal dinner. Pea soup last night, chili the night before. Drinking a gallon of H2O a day, too.

I am never getting hungry - not for an instant! :) I started this September 14th and am down 16 pounds. I just hit the wall.

Is a week unusual for sticking?

Not at all. I wsa stuck for about a month. Don't let that stop you. I pushed passed it slowly. Do you get enough protein? I have found that if I am eating and don't get enough protein I slow down too. I have had to use a protein supplement sometimes too. It is a personal taste as far as those things go. Just don't think that b/c it cost a lot it must be good. Trust me on this one.

Okay, I'll watch my protein - I know it's meat, but not really sure yet what else is protein.

Chicken breast and stirfry veggies tonight.

The big news is my husband decided last night that if I'm going to lose 35 more pounds - he doesn't want to look like a gorilla next to me. We figured his weight goal out last night and he needs to lose... 35 pounds!

It will make it easier on me not to cook/shop for two menus. I'll let you know if he sticks with it. Still have some cookies/candy/chips hanging around.

You can remeber that any animal products have protein. That makes it easier. Beans and rice is a good complete protein. Peanut butter and wheat bread is another. If you are kind of scared of to much meat protein I am sure there are some vegetarians out there taht can give you a list of more complete proteins. By compelte I mean each one has some form of protein but it needs the other to complete the correct protein chain.

And I can start paying attention when I check foods out in my cal/carbo/fat counter. Been trying to watch my fiber and fats - adding a little knowledge at a time. It's overwhelming when you're first starting out - reading the nutritional labels.

It's not so much avoiding meat as I just don't really eat meat all that often at home - prefer the veggies/beans/fruits/grains.

In my previous life (LOL) it was pepperoni, double-cheeseburgers, hot sausage grinders, cold cuts, chili dogs - mostly fatty-salty crap. LOL Don't do much cheese or dairy either without my pizza/cheeseburgers/milkshakes/egg mcmuffins.

I need to find healthy alternatives now that that stuff is off my grocery list/fast food menu.

Birthday Pics from Lastnight
 

Hi everyone :)
Lastnight was hubby's birthday party. I 99% of everything ready and I still managed to run around the whole day! I started cooking early around 2 PM and was done by 4PM. Cleaned everything spotless and even had time to take a shower and get dressed before guests arrived! woo hoo! Anyway I took some digital pictures and wanted to share some with you ladies .

Birthday Boy :)
http://a1.cpimg.com/image/0F/CE/1386...-01C401D0-.jpg


Daddy & daughter dancing some Salsa
http://a6.cpimg.com/image/A6/CB/1386...-020C0270-.jpg


Me giving hubby birthday kiss
http://a9.cpimg.com/image/0D/CE/1386...-018E0200-.jpg

Me cheering him on as he blows out his candles
http://a0.cpimg.com/image/0E/CE/1386...-025801CD-.jpg

This is my fountain, I love it! It's actually a table base but the lady who sold it to me gave me a cool idea. I filled it with Bacardi Rum. I made virgin Piña Coladas and let the guests fill the amount of
rum they wanted lol. Here it is on top of my dining table with Rum flowing
http://a3.cpimg.com/image/A3/CB/1386...-017F0200-.jpg

ttyl!
Gen

For Rusty:
 

Hey Rusty,
IT is wonderful that you are learning about labels,fats,fiber ... IT can be overwhelming at first I know it. I hit a brick wall a fewtimes. I mean I was really working out,eating 1,200 calories a day and 15-20 fatgrams a day. I just didnt lose at this point. It was then that I decided to add more calories and fat to my diet on some days. One day eat 1,500-1,600 calories and about 27fatgrams and make your workout at least 60 min of fastwalking or elliptical machines. The next day eat low cal like 1,200 calories and 18-20 fatgrams and workout about 45 min .This is something tried by many dieters. I heard about this and its called the Wendis Plan. After a few weeks/months of dieting your body slows itself down and is able to maintain itself with just 1,200 calories a day. So eating more on one day and less on the next sort of boosts your metabolism. After being stuck for about 2-3 weeks I got up enough courage to try it. Well the first week I lost 4 lbs! The next 2-3 lbs.
I understand how frustrating this is when you weigh yourself and you see the scale wont budge! I actually cried and sulked in bed for a few hrs that day. I dont know how much exercise you do. Twenty minutes of aerobic activity is only enough to get you warmed up. The true calorie burning is from constant movement for an hour or so. I did Tae Bo for a while and later on even with tae Bo I didnt get any results. I was doing the 30 minute tape, then 45 minutes.
DONT GIVE UP this is one of those things where you HAVE to
try new things to see what clicks and works for you.


ttyl, Gen
194/130/130 @ goal!

Gen,
Am I missing something? When I click on the links it is an advertisement.

*** I can see the birthday boy dancing and the *KISS* but the rest won't show.

The plan:

1. Up the exertion.

2. Add protein.

3. Juggle the calories.

I opened a can of chicken breast and added half to my salad. Also added a little bit of the Hormel Real Bacon Bits - 50% less fat - to the top. Tastes like a BLT! :)

Thanks! I'll see where we go from here.

Gen - looks like a great party! You really outdid yourself.

Hang in there Rusty, I know how frustrating it can be when you're stuck on that great weight loss plateau going nowhere. It will pass. Picked up some great tips from this thread though, especially interested in the 'eat 1600 cals one day and 1200 the next to give the old metabolism a shot in the arm. Will definitely give that one a try!

:devil: